Paterno's son won't be trustee

February 17, 2012Updated: February 17, 2012 10:58pm

Former Penn State assistant coach Jay Paterno said he was nominated to run for a seat on the university's Board of Trustees, though he never declared his candidacy and cannot run anyway because of election guidelines.

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Paterno, son of the late head coach Joe Paterno, said Friday the bylaws prevent former employees from serving for a period of three years after leaving the university.

The board ousted Joe Paterno in November after 46 seasons in the aftermath of child sex abuse charges against retired defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky. Some alumni and former players critical of the trustees' handling of the crisis see the race this spring for three board seats as a way to enact change.

Arkansas schedule:﻿﻿ ﻿﻿Arkansas is moving its Thanksgiving-weekend game against LSU from Little Rock to its Fayetteville campus this fall, citing the desire to play in a bigger stadium and the need to avoid a three- or four-week road trip to end the season.

Also, Rutgers and Arkansas agreed to a home-and-home series starting next season.

OSU adds Malone: Oklahoma State coach hired Tulsa assistant coach Van Malone. His specific duties were not released. He served as a defensive backs coach and recruiting coordinator at Tulsa in 2010 and 2011.

Malone has coached defensive backs at Texas A&M, North Texas and Western Michigan in addition to coaching special teams at North Texas and Western Michigan.

NFL

Bengals hire Jackson: Former Raiders coach Hue Jackson has been hired as an assistant with Cincinnati, where he was on staff from 2004-06.

Jackson was fired after the Raiders went 8-8 last season.

Maualuga pleads not guilty: Bengals linebacker Rey Maualuga has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge. An employee at a downtown Cincinnati bar told police that Maualuga punched him in the face on Feb. 5.